Chapter 22 of Mr. Wicker's Window is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Mr. Wicker's Window is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The captain, turning quickly, bellowed for all hands to come on deck. When they were assembled below him he spoke. "Men, you have followed me for many a voyage and I have always brought you safely home. Is it not so?" A good-humored and enthusiastic roar of assent came from the sailors.
Chapter 22 of Mr. Wicker's Window is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together
From this reading “When they were assembled below him he spoke.”
agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
From this reading “A good-humored and enthusiastic roar of assent came from the sailors.”
past form of “bellow” — shout loudly and without restraint
From this reading “The captain, turning quickly, bellowed for all hands to come on deck.”
having or showing great excitement and interest
From this reading “A good-humored and enthusiastic roar of assent came from the sailors.”
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading “A good-humored and enthusiastic roar of assent came from the sailors.”
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading “"Men, you have followed me for many a voyage and I have always brought you safely home.”
plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading “A good-humored and enthusiastic roar of assent came from the sailors.”
an act of traveling by water
From this reading “"Men, you have followed me for many a voyage and I have always brought you safely home.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Men, you have followed me for many a voyage and I have always brought you safely home.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The captain, turning quickly, bellowed for all hands to come on deck.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "Men, you have followed me for many a voyage and I have always brought you safely home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Men, you have followed me for many a voyage and I have always brought you safely home.
past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together
From this reading When they were assembled below him he spoke.
agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
From this reading A good-humored and enthusiastic roar of assent came from the sailors.
past form of “bellow” — shout loudly and without restraint
From this reading The captain, turning quickly, bellowed for all hands to come on deck.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading When they were assembled below him he spoke.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Men, you have followed me for many a voyage and I have always brought you safely home.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A good-humored and enthusiastic roar of assent came from the sailors.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The captain, turning quickly, bellowed for all hands to come on deck.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The captain, turning quickly, bellowed for all hands to come on deck.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading The captain, turning quickly, bellowed for all hands to come on deck.
having or showing great excitement and interest
From this reading A good-humored and enthusiastic roar of assent came from the sailors.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "Men, you have followed me for many a voyage and I have always brought you safely home.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The captain, turning quickly, bellowed for all hands to come on deck.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A good-humored and enthusiastic roar of assent came from the sailors.
disposed to please
From this reading A good-humored and enthusiastic roar of assent came from the sailors.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The captain, turning quickly, bellowed for all hands to come on deck.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Men, you have followed me for many a voyage and I have always brought you safely home.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they were assembled below him he spoke.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When they were assembled below him he spoke.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Men, you have followed me for many a voyage and I have always brought you safely home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Men, you have followed me for many a voyage and I have always brought you safely home.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it not so?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is it not so?"
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "Men, you have followed me for many a voyage and I have always brought you safely home.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Men, you have followed me for many a voyage and I have always brought you safely home.
the force of workers available
From this reading "Men, you have followed me for many a voyage and I have always brought you safely home.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Is it not so?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A good-humored and enthusiastic roar of assent came from the sailors.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The captain, turning quickly, bellowed for all hands to come on deck.
with speed
From this reading The captain, turning quickly, bellowed for all hands to come on deck.
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading A good-humored and enthusiastic roar of assent came from the sailors.
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading "Men, you have followed me for many a voyage and I have always brought you safely home.
plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading A good-humored and enthusiastic roar of assent came from the sailors.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Is it not so?"
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading When they were assembled below him he spoke.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The captain, turning quickly, bellowed for all hands to come on deck.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they were assembled below him he spoke.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The captain, turning quickly, bellowed for all hands to come on deck.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading The captain, turning quickly, bellowed for all hands to come on deck.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading "Men, you have followed me for many a voyage and I have always brought you safely home.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When they were assembled below him he spoke.
at the time that
From this reading When they were assembled below him he spoke.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Men, you have followed me for many a voyage and I have always brought you safely home.
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